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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1001
BY REPRESENTATIVE WESLEY BISHOP
AN ACT1
To enact Chapter 13-A of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be2
comprised of R.S. 33:4720.11, relative to the city of New Orleans; to require the city3
to sell certain properties in the Lower Ninth Ward for a specified price under certain4
circumstances; to provide for conditions and limitations; to require rules and5
regulations; to provide for the duration of the requirement; and to provide for related6
matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. This Act shall be known as the "Lower Ninth Ward Redevelopment Act".9
Section 2. Chapter 13-A of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,10
comprised of R.S. 33:4720.11, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 11
CHAPTER 13-A. SALE OF PROPERTY12
ยง4720.11. Sale of property in the Lower Ninth Ward13
A.(1) Pursuant to Article VII, Section 14(B)(13) of the Constitution of14
Louisiana, the city of New Orleans shall sell vacant lots that are located in the Lower15
Ninth Ward and that were acquired prior to January 1, 2015, through the Louisiana16
Road Home program and that are either owned by the New Orleans Redevelopment17
Authority or the authority has been tasked with management and disposition of the18
property for one hundred dollars per abandoned parcel. For purposes of this Section,19
the Lower Ninth Ward is that area of Orleans Parish bounded by Jourdan Avenue,20
Florida Avenue, the Orleans Parish-St. Bernard Parish line, and the Mississippi21
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(2) Property shall be sold pursuant to this Section only to a purchaser who1
meets one of the following criteria, and property shall be made available to such a2
purchaser in accordance with the following priorities:3
(a) He is qualified under the Lot Next Door program, which authorizes the4
sale of property to adjacent property owners and agrees to retain and maintain the5
property for not less than five years. The first opportunity to purchase lots shall be6
open to persons who qualify as purchasers pursuant to this Subparagraph.7
(b) He leases residential property in the Lower Ninth Ward and has resided8
at that property for at least eighteen months on the effective date of this Section, and9
he agrees to retain and maintain the property for not less than five years. The second10
opportunity to purchase lots shall be open to persons who qualify as purchasers11
pursuant to this Subparagraph.12
(c) He is a veteran of the United States armed forces, he is employed as an13
emergency responder, including police officer, firefighter, or paramedic, he is a14
teacher or a former teacher, or he is a former resident of the Lower Ninth Ward. The15
third opportunity to purchase lots shall be open to persons who qualify as purchasers16
pursuant to this Subparagraph.17
(d) He agrees to build a residence on the property and to reside at that18
residence for not less than five years from the date that construction is complete and19
an occupancy license is issued. The fourth opportunity to purchase lots shall be open20
to persons who qualify as purchasers pursuant to this Subparagraph.21
(3) Property shall not be sold pursuant to this Section to a developer or a22
corporate entity nor to any person with an active code enforcement violation or with23
outstanding tax liens against any property he owns.24
(4) The governing authority of the city of New Orleans, in consultation with25
the state representative from House District No. 99 and the state senator from Senate26
District No. 3, shall establish rules and regulations necessary to implement the27
provisions of this Section. Such rules and regulations shall include provisions for28
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(a) The reversion of ownership to the city of any property sold pursuant to1
this Section if the purchaser fails to meet the obligations established by this Section2
or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Paragraph.3
(b) Appropriate time periods during which properties will be available to4
purchasers pursuant to the priorities established in Subparagraphs (2)(a) through (d)5
of this Subsection6
B. The provisions of this Section cease to be effective ten years after the7
effective date of this Section.8
Section 3. This Act shall take effect and become operative if and when the Act9
which originated as House Bill No. 489 of this 2014 Regular Session of the Legislature is10
enacted and becomes effective.11
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: